- move the site back to the root
- in cPanel, open phpMyAdmin
- select the database (left pane)
- select the wp_options table (left pane - note: 'wp_' may be different if you changed the table prefix during the install)
- edit the siteurl and home fields to http://www.website.com
- log in to the Admin Dashboard and install and run this plugin:
http://wordpress.org/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/
Note: Values should be:
- Old Site: http://www.website.com/site
- New Site: http://www.website.com
- select all the other options EXCEPT the last one (GUIDs)
The above will get your images "back" :)